sUMMERsIxTEEnsESSIONS

sIXTEENsUMMERsESSIONS - first release: august 2016
Sixteensummersessions is a workinprogress where electronic & akoustic sounds are being explored and commbined to instrumental songs and songs with some vocals, developing to trip-hop like sounds in order to research and develop the material for 'Organic Cities' - Planned Release: 2017
Produced by Thoughtrecords
Musician: Maartje Teussink

'Moře Calma': This piece was written during a recidency in Cesky Krumlov in april and may 2015. It consist of four parts and an extra fifth part. It was intended to be fully in d-minor, that succeeded, but it also developed its own way. Two melodies can be found through the piece, the first part starts slow, the two faster parts, ending in a slow part. The title meaning Calm Sea, wich was a kind of theme behind the piece. It was written in three weeks

This production was supported/realized by the Rotheater and intergrated in the piece 'Van Waveren', which toured though theaters through the Netherlands in the year of the release -
More info: www.rotheater.nl

Info: Through time a certain amount of Dutch songs were developed which seemed nice to bundle.
That's how a Dutch album arose with 14 Dutch songs. It's to be released in self-handling as a wallet.
You can order the album on this site or send me an email: maartje@maartjeteussink.nl

'Ballyvaughan' started as an artist-in-residence in Ireland in January 2012. Here was developed the main material for the album.
Time passed and the recordings developed further, the idea grew to develop an album where the result of the Ireland-
project was presented together with other songs. The eventual collection brings 17 songs on lp and cd, with some artwork.
Gladly,download & order the full digital album, vinyl (lp) and cd

In February 2011 was the idea to create a new album. At the same time this was an opportunity to resume a sooner released album.
This is how a collection of songs grew and eventually led to 'back in place'. My intention is to give a form to a new work, give an identity,
but to hold a line with the past and the creation that was then. But also put strenght out of new ideas and the fact to be able to 'stand' on your own idea.
'Back in place' contains two albums; 'back in place' - produced and in 2011, with 11 self-arranged songs.
'Morningsun' - originally released in 2000, resumed in 2011, with some musical adjustments.Note: words on 'Appelboom' by Rutger Kopland

This album is a home made production, recorded on an 8-track recorder (Roland VS840) and with protools. The songs are written between 2003 and 2010. To me, it is the most 'simple' way to realize a music-production, only one microfone was used. The arrangements are played on different instruments such as guitars, drums, bas(ses). Built up in layers. Vocals are in Dutch and in English. The most difficult part was to choose the eventual collection of songs, picked from an archive of older songs, or re-recorded. The result is 12 songs.

Dutch Breakz volume 2 (2002)

Dutch Breakz volume 2 (2002)

..But the best track on the album comes from Davek and Maartje T. Davek uses live percussion, dubby basslines and a reggae feel. Maartje's Dutch vocals are layered on top of it. A unique combination that makes this track the best 'Nederpop' track in ages..

Speeskeep is a formation of Czech and Dutch musicians. In 1997 they released their album 'escape, space, enter, delete'.
The album is recorded in an old movietheater in Blansko in Czech Republic and has been realized in a period of four months.

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Productie 'Courage' - Conny Janssen Danst - Ferro Dome, from 16.06 till 10.07.2016. For this production a choirwork and soundscape was developed. The soundscape was made with samples and instruments was made and performed live by me (akoustic guitars,double bass,vocals,percussion,bouzouki,clarinet,electric guitar,xylophone,bowls,bells,cowbell,kettledrum,effects like loopstations,verb,distortion). The choirwork consists of five 'Elements', mostly non verbal' and was performed live by a choir.Info
& credits: www.connyjanssendanst.nl

Maartje Teussink is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and vocalist from the Netherlands. After having studied some basics on the clarinet, she studied at the Janacek Music Academy in Brno at the department percussion (prof.Opršal) and classical singing (prof. Hrabal), at the Academy for Music and Theater in Amsterdam and continued for studies at the Rietveldacademy in Amsterdam and as an artist in residence (Burren College of Art, Ireland) and particular lessons (Double Bass (particular lessons), vocals (Edwin van Gelder after studies too, Marja Gamal, Bart Kiene during education period) and masterclasses (vocals with Lucia Meeuwsen, prof.Uribe (Budapest, Hungary) Next to gathering experience in several theaterproductions her music is developed for releasing self handled musicreleases. She seeks for a musical development combining alternative popmusic with classical influences.
Her musicstyle can be described as lyrical and alternative, combining different musical influences and instruments such as guitars, drums, bass, piano, synthesizer, vocals, samples, clarinet, bouzouki, percussion musical layers are created.This way, playing and performing as a musician, musical spheres, soundscapes, songs and filmscores are created and developed.
With previous and recent compositions she received an award for her compositions in the past at the Grote Prijs van Nederland. Last years works were developed for different companies such as Orkater, Ro Theater (Alize Zandwijk), Theater Bremen, Generale Oost, Theater Maatwerk, Saskia Boddeke en Peter Greenaway, the Oerol festival, filmscores ('Slaaf',Jack Wouterse), Conny Janssen Danst ('Courage', 2016) and other free productions.
Next to compositions on music albums for others, for theaterproductions, filmscores, multimedia installations, dance performances, she is mainly an independant writer of music seeking ways to develop her skills as a composer but also a a producer and publisher for own productions and for others.
In 2016/2017 she will be playing live solo and with others, and she'll be composing self handled musicreleases and soundscapes for plays at Theater Bremen (Germany) and for Schauspielhaus Zürich (Switzerland).